Brain organoids grown in the laboratory from human cells matured and developed traits similar to those seen in fetal and newborn brains. Credit: Irene Faravelli and Noelia Antón-Bolaños Researchers have grown brain organoids that mirror the development of the human brain for more than five years1 — and are the longest-lived organs made in a
Riot Games is already winding down work on 2XKO, the free-to-play League of Legends fighting game, less than a year after its initial launch. Riot says “active development” will conclude at the end of 2026 because the company hasn’t “seen enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability.” Servers will
A new original series exploring the life of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh is in development at Collective Studios’ Historyverse. The project is being made in association with Hathiramani Commercial Ventures and co-produced with investor and entrepreneur Manish Hathiramani, who marks his producing debut with the show. The series is designed to move past the
Veteran unscripted producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has learned exclusively. Under the renewed deal, Tung will continue developing original unscripted programming for Disney and serve as showrunner on select projects for ABC and Hulu. Tung, who was formerly a vice president of unscripted at Paramount, developed and
Less than one year after the producers met at the Locarno Film Festival‘s Alliance 4 Development co-development platform, “Primo Viaggio,” produced by Italy’s Sacher Film and France’s Halley Production, has wrapped after shooting on location in Naples, Málaga and Marseille between June and July of this year. Written and directed by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey
Florian Hoffmann’s “Yazz,” about a teenager growing up in a UN compound in the Central African Republic, celebrated two major wins at this year’s Locarno Pro Awards for the Alliance 4 Development co-development platform for projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland Swiss-German-French co-production from Tellfilm, NiKo Film and Eaux Vives Productions beat out